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Progress on Strengthening Teacher Education in Pakistan (STEP). 7 th November, 2008 Steering Committee Meeting, MoE. OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT. Period: October 12, 2005 - December 31, 2008
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Progress on Strengthening Teacher Education in Pakistan (STEP) 7th November, 2008 Steering Committee Meeting, MoE
OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT • Period: October 12, 2005 - December 31, 2008 • Main objective is to enhance the Government’s capacity to assure quality teacher education by improving policy framework, coordination and standard-setting.
Main Components • Standard Setting of Teacher Education • Framework of Accreditation of Teacher Education • Better Coordination and Network • Enhancement of Teacher Status
Main Implementers Federal • MOE, Policy and Planning Wing • ACTE (Accreditation Council for Teacher Education), Higher Education Commission Punjab • DSD (Directorate of Staff Development ) • UoE (University of Education, Lahore) Sindh • BOC (Bureau of Curriculum) • PITE (Provincial Institute for Teacher Education) NWFP • DCTE (Directorate of Curriculum and Teacher Education) • PITE (Provincial Institute for Teacher Education) Balochistan • BOC (Bureau of Curriculum) • PITE (Provincial Institute for Teacher Education)
8 ACTIVITIES • Strategic Framework for Teacher Education • Better Coordination • Development of Standards of Teacher Education • Framework for Accreditation of Teacher Education • Networking for Teachers’ Professional development • Good practices of Teacher Education • Enhancing Status of Teachers • Supporting Strategic Sites for Teacher Development
1. Strategic framework for teacher education • Situation analysis of teacher education (Dec 06) • Strategic framework for teacher education and professional development (Dec 06) • Strategic framework for improving teacher education and professional standards in Pakistan (Jan 08) • Good Practices and International Trends of Accreditation (Feb 08)
2. Better Coordination • Creation / Strengthening of Coordination Mechanism of Teacher Education Institutions (On-going) • Development of Teacher Education Institution Directory(On-going)
3. Development of Standards of Teacher Education • Development of Teacher Standards (finalized) Provincial consultations • Quetta (10-11 Mar 08) • Karachi (13-14 Mar 08) • Peshawar (23-24 April 08) • Lahore (29-30 April 08) • Development of Teacher Education Standards (under development)
4. Framework for Accreditation of Teacher Education • Development of Guideline for Accreditation of Teacher Education Programmes and Institutions (Under development) • Roundtable on Teacher Accreditation (June 07) • National Seminar on “Standards and Accreditation of Teacher Education” (Aug 08)
5. Networking for Teachers’ Professional development • Various network for teachers’ professional development devised / activated. (On-going)
6. Good practices of Teacher Education • Documentation of Activities of Teacher Education in past and present (under Development)
7. Enhancing Status of Teachers • Development of Strategies to Enhance Status of Teachers (On going) • Advocacy and Sensitization events and media campaign (On going)
8. Supporting Strategic Sites for Teacher Development • Capacity Development Support for Key Teacher Education Institutions (On going) • Creation / Strengthening of Resource Centres for Teachers’ Professional Development (On going)